GEC clasp knife would be awesome

[rigger luke]

Just putting the feelers out but how good would a clasp knife made by GEC be

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great utility knife with heaps of history

 

[Sam Dean]

Yes, GEC could make a wonderful rendition!

I thought that was called a Marlin Spike Knife, or a Riggers Knife?? I thought the term "clasp knife" meant a folding knife with a locking blade.

Help me out here - I need an education!!

 

[rigger luke]

i need this education too, i only know this type of knife as a british army clasp knife.

 

[supratentorial]

Levine's Guide IV

page 505

Clasp Knife. A large single-bladed jack knife with an upwardly curving handle that tapers to a point, traditionally made from the solid end of an animal's horn.

page 199

Sailor's rope knives.....If the spike locks open (often the bail is the lock release), the knife is a 'rigger's knife.' If it does not lock, the knife is a 'yachtsman's knife.'

 

[BearBug]

I have always thought marlin spikes were intriguing. i'm sure GEC could make a knock out version.

 

[Bartleby]

So far everyone is correct, British and American are almost (but not quite) the same language.

 

[mrknife]

i have a confession to make, despite all these years of knife collecting, i still dont know what a clasp knife is. and i first heard the term in treasure island!

 

[rigger luke]

boom nailed it.

 

[TinyDog]

The knives in the OP are often referred too as Sailor's/Riggers knife. Look up a Case Bulldog pattern #5172 which is a clasp knife which is a different knife all together..

 

[kamagong]

I'm partial to the British 301 myself.

 

[TinyDog]

GEC has strayed away from bigger knives. I do not this happening anytime soon as most all their product is SFO these days. If a SFO was commissioned then that might be a different story. But they have not made the Sunfish,Whaler, Lumberjack, Roughneck for several years now?
I believe there is more work involved in these bigger boys that does not seem to be as profitable as the bigger sellers.... We can always keep our fingers crossed... A knife that would be in the 4 1/2" range and GEC has not produced folders like that for quite awhile now.

 

[johnny twoshoes]

The new #98 is massive if you haven't seen it. The biggest GEC to date.

 

[rigger luke]

Thanks I've seen the camp knife, got on in the post to me now.

even the imperial war museum refers too it as a clasp knife id be interested in finding out more,
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30002928

maybe just a british thing.

some great information coming out.

 

[TinyDog]

The new #98 is massive if you haven't seen it. The biggest GEC to date.

Wow that is a bigge.. Maybe they have trouble with the big ones with extra width? what is the length on that guy?

 

[Will Power]

I think this is simply due to different usage of the word.

The Levine definition relates to a very large curved knife often made of a horn or shaped like one, a Deer Slayer type around 5" or more.

But I think it often gets used like the word Penknife (which in many peoples minds is an old fashioned Traditional folding knife of any kind) in other words vaguely. Meaning simply folding knife, probably large.

The British Army and Royal Navy certainly used the word Clasp Knife to denote a specific style of knife issued to ranks which has tools on it, openers,spikes and a shackle. Tough and rather austere although there are Stag examples to be found. I suspect it was a kind of utility version/descendant of the luxurious but practical Sportsman's Knife.

 

[Jack Black]

I'm struggling to find it, but there was a discussion of the term 'clasp knife' a few months back. Certainly, historically speaking, a clasp knife is something quite different, but as Will says, the British Army and Royal Navy, as well as those of several Commonwealth nations, historically used them to refer to knives like this: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1094371-Military-Clasp-Knives

 

[supratentorial]

Maybe a difference in the use of the word in the UK and USA? This is one of the nice things about an online discussion with folks from different countries.

 

[johnny twoshoes]

Wow that is a bigge.. Maybe they have trouble with the big ones with extra width? what is the length on that guy?

This one is 4 7/8" closed. It's a pretty wife knife too with extra thick liners. Zero blade rub on any of the blades I think in part because of the big brass liners.

I think for historical reasons it would be cool if they made a Marlin spike, I don't necessarily see the use for one though.

 

[rigger luke]

I think this is simply due to different usage of the word.

The Levine definition relates to a very large curved knife often made of a horn or shaped like one, a Deer Slayer type around 5" or more.

But I think it often gets used like the word Penknife (which in many peoples minds is an old fashioned Traditional folding knife of any kind) in other words vaguely. Meaning simply folding knife, probably large.

The British Army and Royal Navy certainly used the word Clasp Knife to denote a specific style of knife issued to ranks which has tools on it, openers,spikes and a shackle. Tough and rather austere although there are Stag examples to be found. I suspect it was a kind of utility version/descendant of the luxurious but practical Sportsman's Knife.

i agree with this it is definitely a pants (UK) and a pants (US) situation

 

[rigger luke]

This one is 4 7/8" closed. It's a pretty wife knife too with extra thick liners. Zero blade rub on any of the blades I think in part because of the big brass liners.

I think for historical reasons it would be cool if they made a Marlin spike, I don't necessarily see the use for one though.

cannot wait to get my camp knife!
althoe i use a spike on a regular basis now i didn't five years ago but still had my old grandads "clasp knife " and found the spike useful on a few situations.
everyone should learn to splice its like knitting for men